Unlicensed dentist for undocumented immigrants found in North Port garage

Enrique Gravier, 48, and Adriana Hoyos Gutierrez, 47, set up shop in a home on the 1300 block of South San Mateo Drive in North Port, police said.

Tuesday, February 19th 2019, 3:48 PM EST by David Belleville

Updated:

Tuesday, February 19th 2019, 6:07 PM EST

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Two people accused of practicing dentistry out of a garage without a license were arrested on Tuesday in what police are calling, "Operation Extraction."

Enrique Gravier, 48, and Adriana Hoyos Gutierrez, 47, set up shop in a home on the 1300 block of South San Mateo Drive in North Port and called their practice, "Enrique Dentistry," police said. They used the living room as a waiting area and the garage as the examining room.

An affidavit says they only practiced on Hispanic clients, mostly undocumented immigrants. It also says Gravier and Gutierrez have not been paying taxes and have no medical insurance.

To get an appointment, clients would call Gutierrez and tell her they needed a cleaning in Spanish, and that someone recommended them, the affidavit says. An undercover detective used this process to gain access to the phony business which ultimately led to the duo's arrest.

Gravier and Gutierrez were booked on recommended charges of practicing dentistry without a license, a felony. They could also be charged with conspiring to commit a third-degree felony.